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This is a space where survivors of trauma and abuse share their stories alongside supportive allies. These stories remind us that hope exists even in dark times. You are never alone in your experience. Healing is possible for everyone.
No Sexual Abuse Survivor should ever be silenced and no institution hiding perpetrators or any sexual predators should ever be protected!
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You matter, your story matters, and nobody knows what happened to you that day. Never stop fighting. Never let it get the best of you.
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You are going to be okay, recovery and healing is a long painful road. But you are still here and you are still fighting, talk to someone. You are not alone and you are loved.
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It is not your fault. You are enough. You are worthy of healthy love.
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I was so naive for so long and I let a man who was my supposed husband control me. It all happened for a reason yeah sure. Don't let anyone make you do anything you don't feel confident with! EVER! Fear sucks
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Growing and embracing the past as something that changed you and made you
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You are not alone. It is NEVER your fault. Whoever did this to you is a scumbag and a sorry excuse for a human. Whatever you did to survive is not your fault- you survived. And I am glad for that. Sending love and healing
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At the time, my sister and I were bathing with a man my mother had described as "the man who would become my father." My sister was probably only about three years old, so I don't think she remembers it, but the man made my sister wash his genitals. I suddenly remembered it recently, and I'm tormented by the thought that it might have been sexual abuse, and blaming myself for not protecting my sister. I want to disappear.
Dear reader, this story contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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Yes, I am hoping to become a professional speaker to encourage others who need help to get out of bad relationships.
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After the election, the very end will have the political ask - feel free to cut that if you want to share. Thanks so much for reading my story. Link
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I think healing is discovering who you are,learning to forgive yourself,and not let your past define you,but simply just be a part of who you are
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Always keep your head up. Never let anyone think you're less then them. Best advice I could give is love yourself no matter what. In your heart you will always know you have the courage to stand with pride knowing you are a lovely soul and it's not your fault for being in a situation.
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Healing to me is letting yourself feel and become a pillar of strength when doing so.
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You are not alone! And do not let allow anyone suppress your voice! I use mine loud and proud now! I will never be quiet again. I will never allow anyone to harm me! I will always stand up for myself.
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I’m happy to live in a time where mental health is normalized. I think that it will only become more normalized as time moves on.
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It gets easier to process with time. It never goes away but it does get smaller in my mind.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
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Being able to feel and take care of myself where no one did before. To give myself compassion and a safe space to feel my feelings.
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This is a space where survivors of trauma and abuse share their stories alongside supportive allies. These stories remind us that hope exists even in dark times. You are never alone in your experience. Healing is possible for everyone.
No Sexual Abuse Survivor should ever be silenced and no institution hiding perpetrators or any sexual predators should ever be protected!
Report
You matter, your story matters, and nobody knows what happened to you that day. Never stop fighting. Never let it get the best of you.
Report
I was so naive for so long and I let a man who was my supposed husband control me. It all happened for a reason yeah sure. Don't let anyone make you do anything you don't feel confident with! EVER! Fear sucks
Report
You are not alone. It is NEVER your fault. Whoever did this to you is a scumbag and a sorry excuse for a human. Whatever you did to survive is not your fault- you survived. And I am glad for that. Sending love and healing
Report
After the election, the very end will have the political ask - feel free to cut that if you want to share. Thanks so much for reading my story. Link
Report
Healing to me is letting yourself feel and become a pillar of strength when doing so.
Report
Being able to feel and take care of myself where no one did before. To give myself compassion and a safe space to feel my feelings.
Report
Growing and embracing the past as something that changed you and made you
Report
At the time, my sister and I were bathing with a man my mother had described as "the man who would become my father." My sister was probably only about three years old, so I don't think she remembers it, but the man made my sister wash his genitals. I suddenly remembered it recently, and I'm tormented by the thought that it might have been sexual abuse, and blaming myself for not protecting my sister. I want to disappear.
Dear reader, this story contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
Always keep your head up. Never let anyone think you're less then them. Best advice I could give is love yourself no matter what. In your heart you will always know you have the courage to stand with pride knowing you are a lovely soul and it's not your fault for being in a situation.
Report
It gets easier to process with time. It never goes away but it does get smaller in my mind.
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
You are going to be okay, recovery and healing is a long painful road. But you are still here and you are still fighting, talk to someone. You are not alone and you are loved.
Report
It is not your fault. You are enough. You are worthy of healthy love.
Report
Yes, I am hoping to become a professional speaker to encourage others who need help to get out of bad relationships.
Report
I think healing is discovering who you are,learning to forgive yourself,and not let your past define you,but simply just be a part of who you are
Dear reader, this message contains language of self-harm that some may find triggering or discomforting.
Report
You are not alone! And do not let allow anyone suppress your voice! I use mine loud and proud now! I will never be quiet again. I will never allow anyone to harm me! I will always stand up for myself.
Report
I’m happy to live in a time where mental health is normalized. I think that it will only become more normalized as time moves on.
Report
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Grounding activity
Find a comfortable place to sit. Gently close your eyes and take a couple of deep breaths - in through your nose (count to 3), out through your mouth (count of 3). Now open your eyes and look around you. Name the following out loud:
5 – things you can see (you can look within the room and out of the window)
4 – things you can feel (what is in front of you that you can touch?)
3 – things you can hear
2 – things you can smell
1 – thing you like about yourself.
Take a deep breath to end.
From where you are sitting, look around for things that have a texture or are nice or interesting to look at.
Hold an object in your hand and bring your full focus to it. Look at where shadows fall on parts of it or maybe where there are shapes that form within the object. Feel how heavy or light it is in your hand and what the surface texture feels like under your fingers (This can also be done with a pet if you have one).
Take a deep breath to end.
Ask yourself the following questions and answer them out loud:
1. Where am I?
2. What day of the week is today?
3. What is today’s date?
4. What is the current month?
5. What is the current year?
6. How old am I?
7. What season is it?
Take a deep breath to end.
Put your right hand palm down on your left shoulder. Put your left hand palm down on your right shoulder. Choose a sentence that will strengthen you. For example: “I am powerful.” Say the sentence out loud first and pat your right hand on your left shoulder, then your left hand on your right shoulder.
Alternate the patting. Do ten pats altogether, five on each side, each time repeating your sentences aloud.
Take a deep breath to end.
Cross your arms in front of you and draw them towards your chest. With your right hand, hold your left upper arm. With your left hand, hold your right upper arm. Squeeze gently, and pull your arms inwards. Hold the squeeze for a little while, finding the right amount of squeeze for you in this moment. Hold the tension and release. Then squeeze for a little while again and release. Stay like that for a moment.
Take a deep breath to end.